Media Releases

2023

Lavazza rounds off moments of pleasure at the Baloise Session

The Baloise Session is delighted to announce a further co-sponsor: With immediate effect, Lavazza – the Italian coffee since 1895 – will be the new coffee supplier at the music festival with the intimate club-like setting.

«Lavazza rounds off moments of pleasure at the Baloise Session» (PDF)

Eventsponsor.ch becomes new Baloise Session sponsor

The Baloise Session family of sponsors has a new member: The festival's helpers will now sport the eventsponsor.ch brand.

«Eventsponsor.ch becomes new Baloise Session sponsor» (PDF)

V-ZUG is the new sponsor of the Baloise Session

The Baloise Session has started the year 2023 with a new sponsoring partner: With immediate effect, V-ZUG, the Swiss manufacturer of premium household appliances, will be supporting Basel’s boutique music festival as co-sponsor.

«V-ZUG is the new sponsor of the Baloise Session» (PDF)

2022

Baloise Session 2022: A comeback full of magic moments

This year’s Baloise Session came to a glamorous end last night with the concerts by Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Morcheeba. Over the past two weeks, pop legends such as OneRepublic, the popular blues-rock Tedeschi Trucks Band, shooting star Zoe Wees, Italy's vocal magician Elisa and standout jazz singer Gregory Porter – to name but a few – provided top-calibre musical entertainment. The 37th edition of the Basel music festival attracted 15’500 visitors, corresponding to a 100% sell-out. All tickets were already sold three weeks before the festival start: a new record.

«Baloise Session 2022: A comeback full of magic moments» (PDF)

Live streams of the concerts by Gregory Porter, Morcheeba and Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood

plus more concerts as VOD

To end the Baloise Session 2022, the music festival turns up the heat another notch: On 10 and 11 November, nine concerts from this year’s festival will be broadcast on the ARTE Concert online platform, three of them live.

«Baloise Session and ARTE Concert go live» (PDF)

Baloise Session 2022: Ten concert evenings for music lovers

From tonight it's once more time to «Let the Music Play»! From 27 October to 11 November, the Baloise Session once again serves up the finest music to music fans. In the festival's intimate club-like setting, stars like OneRepublic, Lewis Capaldi, Zoe Wees, Zaz and Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood will be making music to delight you.

«Baloise Session 2022: Ten concert evenings for music lovers» (PDF)

Baloise Session 2022 – Welcome back

We are back with live concerts!

Pop anthems with nostalgia and new awareness Country-rock with a romantic road-movie feel, acclaimed superstars and exciting Swiss newcomers. Hamburg's cosmopolitan outlook, French charm and Italy’s heartfelt emotions. Plus, jazz with soul and innovative grooves. All this and much more is served up by the Baloise Session in the Event Hall, Basel Fair, from 27 October to 11 November.

Programme 2022